Players & Teams
Our teams
Teams
| GRIP N RIP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hit Men | Cade Neumann (Captain) | Brett Baker | Zach Wade | Aaron Page | Cory Stevens | Aaron Lam |
| Hell's Kitchhen | Tyler Pender (Captain) | Jimmy Lindell | Rob Wintle | Joe Gadd | Nick Mckinlay | Denim Slade |
| Balls of Fury | Matt Gardner (Captain) | Parker Davidson | Hunter Aiono | Nick Harris | Rob Allen | James Egbert |
| Grip N RIP | Greg Reber (Captain) | JP Defngin | Jason Erickson | Chad Klein | David Willcock | Brandon Palmer |
| 5th Team | ||||||
| 6th Team | ||||||
| 7th Team | ||||||
| 8th Team |
| Mean Girls | Charlies Angels | Troop Beverly Dills | Cool Runnings | Dodgeball | Bring it on | Hot Chicks | Blazing Paddles | Little Rascals | The Mighty Dinks | Dirty Dinking | The Pickle Trap |
| Jasha | Tarah W | Katy | Cathy | Kelszi H | Misha | Amanda S | CAPTAIN Sage | CAPTAIN Lindsey D | Mindi | Kat | Tiffany W |
| Courtney | Marcia | Lara | Jen L | Alivia | Lyndsey Sw | Carlee | Dotty | Staci W | Coriann | Autumn | Ashlee B |
| Kelsea C | Yolande | CAPTAIN Haley | Iva | Sarah H | CAPTAIN Bre | Kennady | Makayle | Abby | Tiffany G | CAPTAIN Marissa | CAPTAIN Whitney |
| CAPTAIN Caitlin | CAPTAIN HOLLY P | Aubrey | CAPTAIN Jamaica | Lacy | Megan | Amanda L | Yoema | Maretta | CAPTAIN Devri | Lauri | Tauni |
| Jamie | Tara H | Lindsey Su | Jen S | CAPTAIN Brooke | Brittany | Lisa K | Kristen | Kim A | Manon | Jeni | Kelli |
| Natalie | Asia | Jolee | Holli E | Pam | Andrea | Holly H | Cheri | Lisa B | Stacy M | McCall | Whitney T |
Our Players
Player Bio's
Jen Lindell
Jen Lindell
- Pros
- Placement sometimes
- Pretty good partner
- Better with consistency
- Cons
- Mind games
- Dropping my paddle in the freaking kitchen
- Patience
- Fun Facts
- BA in Humanities
- My husband and I have 3 kids
- My sister is Jamaica – like the country – but not THE country
- Favorite Drink
- Sugar Free Rebel
- Seasons
- Season 1
- Season 4
Lacy Franke
Lacy Franke
- Pros
- I’m an athletic and competitive.
- I love playing sports.
- I can be all over the court, have a great slam, and strong angles
- Cons
- Adding spin to my game
- I have a basic serve
- I only have 1 Stanley Tumbler
- Fun Facts
- I was the 95 Utah state MVP in soccer
- A 94-95 back to back soccer state champion
- I got to run and hold the 2002 Olympic torch when it was in Utah
- Favorite Drink
- Rootbeer
- Seasons
- Season 3
Brittany Duckett
Brittany Duckett
- Pros
- Slam
- Forehand
- Dink
- Cons
- Backhand
- Deep Ball
- Ball spin
- Fun Facts
- Grew up in a tiny town in Colorado
- Opening a small business this summer- The Well
- Played volleyball in college
- Favorite Drink
- Diet Coke
- Seasons
- Season 3
Katherine LeBaron
Katherine LeBaron
- Pros
- I love to encourage my partner and emphasize their strengths.
- I’m skilled at defense at the back line.
- I never give up on a point and run for every ball- dink or lob that others usually give up on 😅
- Cons
- Lack of consistency
- Attacking balls that are too low
- Too aggressive 😅
- Fun Facts
- I taught 2nd grade for 7 years
- I played volleyball in high school
- I am a mom to 3 wonderful boys ages 10, 4 and 2
- Favorite Drink
- Carrot juice
- Seasons
- Season 2
- Season 3
Raquel Hess
Raquel Hess
- Pros
- Resetting the ball
- defense
- dinking
- Cons
- Third shot drop
- fifth shot drops
- volleys
- Fun Facts
- I am a group piano teacher and love to accompany singers
- I love to laugh and learn fun group games
- I volunteer at Children of Hope Academy where I help my cousin with Down syndrome and love every minute of it!!
- Favorite Drink
- Water with True Lime
- Seasons
- Season 3
Tiffany Wade
Tiffany Wade
- Pros
- Depends on the day
- Cons
- Depends on the day
- Fun Facts
- I love healthy competition especially pickleball!
- I absolutely despise cold weather and playing in cold weather!!!
- I love to shop!
- Favorite Drink
- Water
- Seasons
- Season 2
- Season 3
Lesha Springer
Lesha Springer
- Pros
- Speed
- Nice
- Happy
- Cons
- Can’t lob
- Not a hard hitter
- Fun Facts
- I came home in a stocking on Christmas Day from the hospital when I was born
- I love Korean food
- Favorite Drink
- Crystal light energy drink
- Seasons
- Season 2
- Season 3
Lindsey Sullivan
Lindsey Sullivan
- Pros
- Defensive
- quick
- backhand
- Cons
- Inconsistency
- Being a lefty!
- Fun Facts
- Literally nothing
- Favorite Drink
- Diet Dr Pepper
- Seasons
- Season 2
- Season 3
MaKayle Larsen
MaKayle Larsen
- Pros
- Laid back
- carefree
- not serious
- Cons
- Head case
- head case
- head case
- Fun Facts
- I hate pickles but love pickleball
- Favorite Drink
- Water
- Seasons
- Season 3
- Season 4
Maretta Cannon
Maretta Cannon
- Pros
- Quick hands
- Placement
- Steadily improving
- Cons
- Still honing skills
- Power
- Movement
- Fun Facts
- Texan, born and raised
- Graduated BYU at 19
- Only know how to make boys-3 of them
- Favorite Drink
- DP
- Seasons
- Season 4
Haley Hammons
Haley Hammons
- Pros
- Can hit 3rd shot drops pretty consistently
- Hustler
- Ability to hit it high and drop before the back line 😆
- Cons
- Get excited & hit it out (have to remind myself to be patient)
- Sometimes hit too high
- Off balance back hand needs work
- Fun Facts
- I love to celebrate friends and important people in my life—give me a theme and I will run with it
- Sports Girl…love to play them, watch them, and support and cheer them on.
- Grew up in the Pacific Northwest ☔️ and although it is pretty, don’t ask me to move back there. I live for the sun! ☀️
- Favorite Drink
- Flavored water
- Seasons
- Season 4
Kassie Vanderhorst
Kassie Vanderhorst
- Pros
- Dinking
- Drops
- Spacing
- Cons
- Lobs
- Drives
- Overheads
- Fun Facts
- I taught kindergarten at a local elementary school
- I can flip my eyelids inside out
- I am really good at leg wrestling
- Favorite Drink
- Diet Coke
- Seasons
- Season 4
Ashlee Roundy
Ashlee Roundy
- Pros
- Dinking
- Mid court drives
- court positioning
- Cons
- putting smashes away
- baseline drives
- Fun Facts
- I’ve been to Africa
- I do therapy with kids with Autism
- I played soccer for 15 years and got 8 concussions
- Favorite Drink
- Diet Coke
- Seasons
- Season 4
Manon Seethaler
Manon Seethaler
- Pros
- Charm
- Angles
- Head games
- Cons
- Hair management
- Smashing
- Loosing
- Fun Facts
- I love socks, Anything miniature, And plants
- Favorite Drink
- Diet Dr Pepper cream soda no ice
- Seasons
- Season 4
Telsha Winger
Telsha Winger
- Pros
- Speed
- digs
- desire to win
- Cons
- Backhand deep on the court
- strength
- sometimes my mental game
- Fun Facts
- I am an ASL Interpreter
- I just went back to college to finally finish my degree 17 years later
- I am super competitive
- Favorite Drink
- Fruit Water from Swig or Cream Soda Dr. pepper Zero
- Seasons
- Season 4
Sarah Bigler
Sarah Bigler
- Pros
- Quick reflexes
- I am kind to play with
- Defensive player
- Cons
- Don’t have a great kill shot
- Can pop the ball up
- Not as competitive as some!
- Fun Facts
- I love anything outside/ hiking, swimming, skiing
- I am starting my own business
- I was an a ski instructor at eagle point
- Favorite Drink
- Dr. Pepper
- Seasons
- Season 4
Pam Clarkson
Pam Clarkson
- Pros
- Focus
- hand speed
- court position awareness
- Cons
- Dinking (although I’ve improved a ton)
- Patience
- Going for out balls:)
- Fun Facts
- I enjoy multi day backpacking trips!
- I rode my bike 2000 miles from Washington State Canada border to California Mexico border
- Favorite Drink
- Diet Coke/Water
- Seasons
- Season 4
Whitney Davenport
Whitney Davenport
- Pros
- I’m Fast
- consistent serve
- dinks
- Cons
- Being left handed lol
- backhand
- drop shot
- Fun Facts
- I’m new to St. George
- I teach fitness classes during the week
- I’d rather listen to a podcast or audiobook then music
- Favorite Drink
- Dr Pepper zero cream soda
- Seasons
- Season 4
Cheri Ambrose
Cheri Ambrose
- Pros
- I’m fun and positive
- I’m methodical with returns
- I play well with others
- Cons
- Backhand
- ATP
- Running back for lobs
- Fun Facts
- I have 6 kids! (three from my tummy and three bonus kids)
- I grew up in Montana and have lived in over 15 houses.
- I have a plate and six screws in my left wrist from crashing a four wheeler when I was 17. (Good thing I don’t need my left for pickleball! ;))
- Favorite Drink
- Iced tea no sweetener with a lemon
- Seasons
- Season 4
Tara Heaton
Tara Heaton
- Pros
- I’m tall and strong at the net (softening, dinking, and putaways)
- I have quick hands and love my backhand
- And my serves are fast and low
- Cons
- Popping the ball up
- returning slams
- getting in my head
- Fun Facts
- I’ve been on a tv show.
- I’m a substitute teacher.
- Anywhere there is water and sunshine is my happy place
- Favorite Drink
- Dr. Pepper Zero
- Seasons
- Season 4
Jenni Jackson
Jenni Jackson
- Pros
- get up to kitchen and playing at line
- positive energy
- putting a popped up ball away
- Cons
- back hand returns
- hitting balls that are headed out
- long returns
- Fun Facts
- I lived in 5 states
- I have four sisters no brothers
- I love to see
- Favorite Drink
- Diet Coke
- Seasons
- Season 4
Kelli Decker
Kelli Decker
- Pros
- Good communicator
- aggressive
- power
- Cons
- Mid court transition
- drop shots
- mental focus
- Fun Facts
- I think pink starburst are the worst
- my husband and I were born in the same hospital/room but met in different cities
- I have type 1 diabetes
- Favorite Drink
- Flavored soda water
- Seasons
- Season 4
Cristi Rogers
Cristi Rogers
- Pros
- Court positioning
- Forehand drive
- Backhand roll at kitchen
- Cons
- Dink placement
- Resets off slams
- Backhand flick
- Fun Facts
- Tomboy growing up that ended up becoming a cosmetologist
- Thought I loved tennis growing up but I love pickleball even more
- Love to make my own sourdough bread
- Favorite Drink
- Water
- Seasons
- Season 4
Autum Allen
Autum Allen
- Pros
- Long reach
- Good digs
- Somewhat consistent
- Cons
- Slow
- Lacks power
- Impatient
- Fun Facts
- I worked on a turkey farm growing up.
- I’m 1/16 Native American.
- I have my RN
- Favorite Drink
- Water
- Seasons
- Season 3
- Season 4
Amy McKinlay
Amy McKinlay
- Pros
- Lobs 😂
- dinking
- being a nice person
- Cons
- Drives
- Spin
- Retrieving lobs
- Fun Facts
- I love making new friends so much
- I’ve never played a sport before this… seriously.
- I love pickleball because of the new friends ❤️
- Favorite Drink
- I only drink water. So boring
- Seasons
- Season 3
- Season 4
Farrah Stoker
Farrah Stoker
- Pros
- Drives
- Slams
- Being quick on the court
- Cons
- Dinking
- Slower game
- Sometimes getting in my head (but I never give up)
- Fun Facts
- I grew up racing dirt bikes
- I was a ball girl for the Indian Wells Masters tournaments and got to hang out with all the tennis pros in high school. Also got personal invites to work special events there.
- I’m super outgoing but also shy, so not everyone sees my fun and crazy side
- Favorite Drink
- Mango breeze or jolly elf at swig
- Seasons
- Season 4
Andrea Tillotson
Andrea Tillotson
- Pros
- My ability to throw a colossal temper tantrum
- My amazing trash talking skills
- My eclectic choice of swear words at just the perfect time
- My paddle throwing skills
- My sparkle awesomeness!!
- Cons
- Weakness??. What is this word you speak of?!? It so doesn’t pertain to me!!
- Fun Facts
- Everything is fun about me
- Favorite Drink
- Gin and tonic!
- Seasons
- Season 3
- Season 4
Abby Studdert
Abby Studdert
- Pros
- Dinking
- line drive
- positive attitude!
- Have fun!! Ya baby!!
- Cons
- I’ll let you know when I find them 😂
- Fun Facts
- I love singing, being with friends, and eating yummy food
- Favorite Drink
- Diet Coke
- Seasons
- Season 3
- Season 4
Kristi Taylor
Kristi Taylor
- Pros
- Fast
- Agile
- Versatile
- Cons
- Long drives
- Diagonal dinks
- Drop shots
- Fun Facts
- I’m fun Loud and scrappy
- Favorite Drink
- Water!
- Seasons
- Season 4
Melanie Hardy
Melanie Hardy
- Pros
- Power
- serve
- speed
- Cons
- Net patience
- I’m short
- my sassy mouth
- Fun Facts
- I’ve had open heart surgery where I got my pig valve named Jimmy Dean
- I have a shoe obsession I own over 100 pairs of shoes
- I’m a thrill seeker!
- Favorite Drink
- Lemon Rumchatta
- Seasons
- Season 4
Brianna Richards
Brianna Richards
- Pros
- Playing well with any partner
- Positive attitude
- Seeing the hole
- Cons
- Playing with nerves
- Tennis elbow – can’t hit the ball too hard
- Inconsistent
- Fun Facts
- My husband and I own a mountain bike company.
- I love to drill
- I love couples trips and girls trips!
- Favorite Drink
- Diet Dr Pepper (pepperlada from fizz)
- Seasons
- Season 3
- Season 4
Brooke Palmer
Brooke Palmer
- Pros
- Agility/hustle
- good attitude
- low-to-the-net drive
- Cons
- Patience with my short game
- consistency
- I get too excited for slams
- Fun Facts
- Just got my Personal Training certification
- I have moved 21 times in my life
- I have lavender-colored hair
- Favorite Drink
- Bang/Bucked Up/Raze
- Seasons
- Season 3
- Season 4
Tarah Vernon
Tarah Vernon
- Pros
- Forehand
- Dinking
- Energy
- Cons
- Slam
- Backhand
- Lob
- Fun Facts
- Avid mtb rider
- Basketball player
- Own a food truck and apparel company
- Favorite Drink
- Blue Gatorade
- Seasons
- Season 4
Devri Overall
Devri Overall
- Pros
- Fast
- able to get balls most wouldn’t
- good drop shots
- Cons
- Strategizing against other teams
- confidently calling balls out
- better form
- Fun Facts
- I love pickleball, fiz, and riding mopeds!
- I have two pickleball courts in my backyard and love how pickleball brings people together!
- Im always up for playing with new people and learning from everyone.
- Favorite Drink
- Diet Dr Pepper, or anything diet
- Seasons
- Season 4
Lauri Zwahlen
Lauri Zwahlen
- Pros
- Serves
- Working on drops being a strength
- Deep returns
- Cons
- At times my backhand
- At times my dinking
- Returning lob’s
- Fun Facts
- Lover of cats, hot tamales and popcorn
- Loves to make new friends
- Mom of 6 kids
- Favorite Drink
- Diet Coke!!
- Seasons
- Season 4
Dotty Walsh
Dotty Walsh
- Pros
- Mentally tough
- Positive attitude
- Good court awareness
- Cons
- Backhand at the net
- Consistency
- allowing my level of play to lower with lower partner
- Fun Facts
- I Love wakesurfing.
- I’ve been caught trimming my front yard grass with scissors.
- I’m named after both my grandmothers
- Favorite Drink
- Diet Dr Pepper
- Seasons
- Season 4
Heather Sandoval
Heather Sandoval
- Pros
- Playing at the net
- partnership
- being on time
- Cons
- Hitting the ball .25 inches outside the line 😂
- To tight of a grip
- Patience
- Fun Facts
- I go out of the country frequently
- I ride a moped
- I run a deal page
- Favorite Drink
- Water… I am lame
- Seasons
- Season 4
Kristin Morgan
Kristin Morgan
- Pros
- Line drives
- serves
- power
- Cons
- Consistency
- placement
- returning powerful hits
- Fun Facts
- 3 kids
- real estate agent
- love pickleball
- Favorite Drink
- Dr Pepper
- Seasons
- Season 4
Tammy Cramer
Tammy Cramer
- Pros
- Positive
- Like to have fun while being competitive
- Serves
- Cons
- Drops
- Like drives
- Lob returns
- Fun Facts
- Like to drive 4×4
- Floral arrangements
- Usually up for anything
- Favorite Drink
- Cherry Coke Zero
- Seasons
- Season 3
- Season 4
Jamaica Hansen
Jamaica Hansen
- Pros
- Laughing
- Slamming
- Not taking it TOO serious
- Cons
- Consistency
- Long laubs
- Having no sense of fashion
- Fun Facts
- Learned to play Pickleball in Middle school in Northern Wyoming
- Marched in a band in the Macys Thanksgiving Day parade in 1994
- Love to stand on top of mountains
- Favorite Drink
- Coke or Pepsi mixed with Orange Fanta
- Seasons
- Season 4
Robyn Gadd
Robyn Gadd
- Pros
- I rarely cross the kitchen line when I’m not supposed to
- I always remember to let it bounce after the second shot
- My continental grip is pretty good 😉
- Cons
- My back hand!
- I’m sometimes TOO competitive
- I never remember to bring sunglasses 😎
- Fun Facts
- I speak Spanish and Finnish
- I’m obsessed with my sauna
- I auditioned once for American Idol…and didn’t make it 😂
- Favorite Drink
- Oli Pop
- Seasons
- Season 4
Nikelle Hadlock
Nikelle Hadlock
- Pros
- Team player
- Quick
- Good court coverage
- Cons
- I forget to stay in ready position
- Flinch during kitchen slams
- Rollover shots
- Fun Facts
- Fluent in Jamaican Patois
- I can touch my nose with my tongue
- I’m still using my crappy Amazon starter paddle
- Favorite Drink
- Fruit water
- Seasons
- Season 4
Yoema Gardner
Yoema Gardner
- Pros
- Overheads
- Drives
- Dinks
- Cons
- Assertiveness
- Quickness
- Not consistent
- Fun Facts
- Too nice
- I speak Spanish
- I have 4 kids
- Favorite Drink
- Diet Coke duh!
- Seasons
- Season 2
- Season 3
- Season 4
Lindsey Denham
Lindsey Denham
- Pros
- Team encoraging
- Smashing
- Hustle
- Cons
- Resets
- Resets
- Resets
- Fun Facts
- I love pickleball
- Kelszi is the best
- I also love volleyball
- Favorite Drink
- Zero sugar Mountain Dew
- Seasons
- Season 2
Natalie Spaulding
Natalie Spaulding
- Pros
- Consistent serve
- Staying steady mentally
- Staying in bounds on placement shots
- Cons
- Backhand shots
- Needing to be more aggressive
- Need more power in shots
- Fun Facts
- I love to see quilts and make stuffed animals
- I have a twin sister
- When I’m not playing pickleball I like to run
- Favorite Drink
- Diet Dr Pepper
- Seasons
- Season 2
- Season 3
- Season 4
Jasha Bosshardt
Jasha Bosshardt
- Pros
- I will try to get to every shot
- Fast hands
- Lucky lobs
- Cons
- I get in my head too much
- I hit balls that are going out
- I laugh too much
- Fun Facts
- I have about a million hobbies thanks to hyper-fixation
- I lived in “The Sweetest Place on Earth”
- I have a degree in dance performance
- Favorite Drink
- Dirty Diet Dr. Pepper
- Seasons
- Season 1
- Season 2
- Season 3
- Season 4
Jamie Holt
Jamie Holt
- Pros
- I play a consistent, slower game, taking patience to find the right time to attack.
- I feel like I’m good at picking up hard to get shots at my feet.
- My backhand is strong.
- Cons
- I have a slow serve.
- I cannot spin the ball.
- Balls hit to my far right I struggle with.
- Fun Facts
- I’m a soccer state champ haha.
- I once won two cars on the price is right.
- I’m a twin to the only boy in my family.
- Favorite Drink
- Water
- Seasons
- Season 3
- Season 4
Amanda Sorenson
Amanda Sorenson
- Pros
- Hustler
- High energy
- Good digs
- Cons
- Back hand
- Sometimes impatient to dink
- Not always consistent
- Fun Facts
- Loves to be outdoors – spending time with my family!
- Loves to go on vacations and travel.
- I’m a foodie and love FOOD!
- Favorite Drink
- Diet Coke
- Seasons
- Season 1
- Season 2
- Season 3
- Season 4
Lyndsey Swindlehurst
Lyndsey Swindlehurst
- Pros
- Good communication
- Angle shots
- Dinks
- Cons
- I can get in my head
- I like the net tape (not really but it happens haha)
- I need to get the forehand middle shots more
- Fun Facts
- I love to travel
- I breed mini goldendoodles
- The beach is my happy place
- Favorite Drink
- Water and Diet DP (raspberry dream from swig)
- Seasons
- Season 2
- Season 3
- Season 4
Sarah Hendershot
Sarah Hendershot
- Pros
- Forehand
- I can move well on the court
- Cons
- Backhand
- Fun Facts
- I am a mom to 6
- 2 grandchildren
- I’m happy
- Favorite Drink
- Water or coconut water
- Seasons
- Season 4
Adri Peterson
Adri Peterson
- Pros
- I have too many, it’s hard to choose
- Cons
- I would write them down if I had any
- Fun Facts
- I love puzzles!
- I sleep with socks on every.single. night
- And I’m just like a box of chocolates…. Full of surprises 😊
- Favorite Drink
- Diet Coke!
- Seasons
- Season 1
- Season 2
- Season 3
- Season 4
Misha Hendershot
Misha Hendershot
- Pros
- Serves
- Drives
- Scrappy
- Cons
- Hit to deep often
- Not consistent
- Dinking
- Fun Facts
- I wish I could have wrestled in high school
- I can’t touch my right shoulder
- I’m one of the original owners of The Squatty Potty
- Favorite Drink
- DIET MT DEW
- Seasons
- Season 1
- Season 2
- Season 3
- Season 4
Holly Harward
Holly Harward
- Pros
- Positive attitude
- Play well with most partners
- Consistent serve
- Cons
- Reset
- Drop shot
- Lob
- Fun Facts
- I am 9 years older than my husband (aka a cougar, ha!)
- I have lived in 6 different states
- I LOVE haggling in Chinatown in NYC!
- Favorite Drink
- Coke Zero
- Seasons
- Season 3
- Season 4
Caitlin Neumann
Caitlin Neumann
- Pros
- Teamwork
- Serves
- Sportsmanship
- Cons
- Patience
- Accuracy
- Non forced Errors
- Fun Facts
- Shorty McShortPants
- Fake front teeth
- 3 little Monsters 🙂
- Favorite Drink
- DIET COKE
- Seasons
- Season 2
- Season 3
- Season 4
Bre Eves
Bre Eves
- Pros
- Quick Hands
- Consistent serve
- Great team player
- Cons
- Dinking
- I get in my head a bit
- Fun Facts
- I have 5 kids but I grew up as an only child.
- Im adopted but recently found out who my birth family is.
- I cuss a little. 😜
- Favorite Drink
- Diet Mountain Dew
- Seasons
- Season 3